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...would be possible for Rockefeller both to regain his liberalism and to receive the nomination. By amassing an impressive record in primary contests he could bring pressure on the party leadership from the general membership. Kennedy used this technique to force the Democratic party's leaders to accept him, and he did not compromise either his policies or programs in the process. Such compromise appeared later, in his dealings with Congress. In fact Rockefeller would face a less difficult task than did Kennedy, for at present there are no other candidates of his stature and reputation in the Republican party...
...Birmingham demonstrations confront the Administration with a choice: either it makes absolutely clear its championship of the Negroes' cause, or it leaves them to their own efforts. It may be too late for the President to regain for the government a position of leadership in the fight for civil rights; but he must recognize that, as matters stand, the government has been left far behind, and is barely considered a participant in the fight. The Negroes are evidently willing to take physical risks of great seriousness rather than move towards equality at the President's cautious pace. The events...
...left hand looked grotesque; she was unable to perform even the simplest of household tasks. Mrs. Roland Cesarini, 49, suffered from an advanced case of rheumatoid arthritis and, although aspirin gave occasional relief, she needed surgery if she was to regain the use of her hand and fingers...
...Crimson opened its bid to regain domination of the Eastern lightweight rowing field with a clean sweep of a confident Columbia crew on New York's Harlem River Saturday...
...Thresher was silent. Calmly at first, the Skylark tried to regain contact. Crewmen tried sonar, telephone and Morse code transmissions to raise Thresher. With growing fear, they began exploding small depth charges every ten minutes, hoping Commander Harvey would respond to those alarm signals. They kept up a drumfire of sonar and telephone messages-one every minute. But Thresher did not answer...